Mascots to get their own Hall of Fame

1:51 AM,
Jun. 10, 2005

Written by

KEVIN NOONAN
The News Journal

PHILADELPHIA -- Finally, the world will recognize the men and women who work tirelessly to entertain us during timeouts and distract us when the home team stinks.

Welcome to the Mascot Hall of Fame.

Yes, the people who don strange costumes and pretend to be bears and eagles and chickens and gorillas and blue moose -- and don't forget, they do it for you -- are at last getting the respect they deserve. ...